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Joan Micklin Silver's affectionate take on the romantic comedy follows an unmarried Jewish woman looking for fulfillment in New York City. Izzy (Amy Irving), a happily independent bookstore manager, has no interest in romance—until two very different men catch her eye: a self-absorbed novelist (Jeroen Krabbé) and the gentle Lower East Side pickle seller (Peter Riegert) her old-fashioned grandmother (Reizl Bozyk) has set her up with. A love letter to 1980s Manhattan filmed in warm, autumnal tones, the film captures a city where cultures, generations and traditions both collide and come together.

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Joan Micklin Silver's affectionate take on the romantic comedy follows an unmarried Jewish woman looking for fulfillment in New York City. Izzy (Amy Irving), a happily independent bookstore manager, has no interest in romance—until two very different men catch her eye: a self-absorbed novelist (Jeroen Krabbé) and the gentle Lower East Side pickle seller (Peter Riegert) her old-fashioned grandmother (Reizl Bozyk) has set her up with. A love letter to 1980s Manhattan filmed in warm, autumnal tones, the film captures a city where cultures, generations and traditions both collide and come together.

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The Blu-ray disc contains the film plus special features: an archival interview with director Paul Morrissey, new interviews with cinematographer Steven Fierberg, casting director Leonard Finger and executive producer Sam Grogg, the theatrical trailers for Spike of Bensonhurst, Mixed Blood and Trash, and an image gallery. Spike Fumo dreams of boxing glory and is determined not to end up like his father, who is serving time in Sing Sing for local mob boss Baldo Cacetti. But when the tough, handsome and none-too-bright Spike takes up with Cacetti's daughter Angel, the enraged mobster banishes him from Italian Bensonhurst to Puerto Rican Red Hook, and Spike has to figure out how to rebound after being bounced from the only turf he has ever known. Paul Morrissey's satiric comedy sends up Brooklyn mafia community relations in the '80s.

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The 4K UHD disc contains the film with an audio commentary by William Morris and an isolated music track. Spike Fumo dreams of boxing glory and is determined not to end up like his father, who is serving time in Sing Sing for local mob boss Baldo Cacetti. But when the tough, handsome and none-too-bright Spike takes up with Cacetti's daughter Angel, the enraged mobster banishes him from Italian Bensonhurst to Puerto Rican Red Hook, and Spike has to figure out how to rebound after being bounced from the only turf he has ever known. Paul Morrissey's satiric comedy sends up Brooklyn mafia community relations in the '80s.